• LIRICONFANCY
n. 1567 – the lily of the valley → obs.
► LIRIPOOP n. 1. something to be learned and acted or spoken; one’s lesson, role, or part; chiefly in phrases ‘to know or have (one’s) liripoop’, ‘to teach (a person) his liripoop’ → 1546 obs.
n. 2. a shrewd trick or stratagem → 1605 obs.
n. 3. a silly person → 1625 obs.
n. 4. in early academical costume: the long tail of a graduate’s hood → 1737 obs.
• LIRROP
vb. 1823 Eng. dial. & colloq. – to beat, to flog, to thrash
• LISPERS
n. 1. c1785 cant – the teeth
n. 2. 18C Brit. sl. – the lips
• LISSEN
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to listen
• LIST
n. 1805 Amer. dial. – a stripe, esp. one around the body of an animal
vb. 1645 US – to desire
• LISTED
adj. 1899 Amer. dial. – striped, banded
• LISTEN AT
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to listen
• LISTENER
n. 1. 1821 sl. – an ear
n. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. – a pig’s ear
• LISTEN IN
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to listen intently
• LISTEN O.K.
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to sound correct
• LISTMAN
n. L19 sl. – a ready-money bookmaker
• LIT
adj. 1. 1914 sl. – drunk
adj. 2. 1960s African-American sl. – having been shot
n. 1. M19 – literature
n. 2. 1964 Amer. dial. – a Lithuanian or person of Lithuanian descent
• LIT. CRIT.
n. L19 sl. – literary criticism
• LIT. ED.
n. L19 sl. – a literary editor
• LITEN
n. 1775 – a garden (Eng. dial.)
• LITERARY SCHOOL
n. 1933 – a public school (Amer. dial.)
• LITERARY TEACHER
n. 1966 – a public school teacher (Amer. dial.)
• LITERATURE
n. L19 – any form of printed material (sl.)
• LITHERBACK
n. 1577 – a slothful person → obs.
• LITHERBY
n. 1598 – a base or rascally person; a bad, wicked person (obs.)
• LITSY BITSY
adj. 1945 Amer. dial. – small, little, tiny
• LITTABITTY
adj. 1926 Amer. dial. – small, little, tiny
• LITTER
n. 1892 Amer. dial. – a clutch of eggs
• LITTERBUG
n. 1947 sl., orig. & chiefly US – someone who scatters litter antisocially
• LITTER-EGG
n. 1892 Amer. dial. – a small egg, the last of the ‘litter’
• LITTER LOUT
n. 1927 Brit. sl. – someone who scatters litter antisocially
• LITTLE
adj. 1. 1915 Amer. dial. – younger, junior
adj. 2. 1956 Amer. dial. – slender
n. 1. 1960s US sl. – petting
n. 2. 1960s US sl. – sexual intercourse
vb. 1931 Amer. dial. – to make small or insignificant; to make narrow
• LITTLE ABNER
n. 1. 1947 Amer. sl. – a blunt or square-toed shoe
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – a large yellow turnip
• LITTLE ADA
n. 1910s US gambling usage – the point of 8 in craps dice
• LITTLE AND LARGE
n. 1920s rhyming sl. for ‘marge’ – margarine
• LITTLE BAG
n. Bk1898 Sc. – an epithet applied to a child, playfully or as a term of reproach
• LITTLE BARN
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – an outdoor privy
• LITTLE BEAUT
n.Bk1999 Aust. sl. – an excellent person or thing
• LITTLE BIDDIE; LITTLE BIDDY
n. 1940s African-American sl. – an attractive little girl or small old woman
• LITTLE BILL
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a nickname for a short person
• LITTLE BIT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a short time; a moment
• LITTLE BITCH
n. 1970s US prison sl. – an exceptionally long prison sentence
• A LITTLE BIT OF ALL RIGHT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. 1. 1898 sl. – a sexually attractive person
n. 2. 1898 – something satisfactory
• LITTLE BIT OF EYES RIGHT
n. 1910s Aust. sl. – a woman, usually attractive
• LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP
adj. 1910s Aust. sl. – slightly insane
• LITTLE BITS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a nickname or affectionate term for a sister
• LITTLE BITSY
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – small, little, tiny
• LITTLE BITTY
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – small, little, tiny
• LITTLE BONEY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Napoleon Bonaparte
• LITTLE BOYS
n.20C Aust. sl. – cocktail sausages
• LITTLE BREECHES
n. 1856 Amer. dial. – a child
• LITTLE BRITCHES
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a child
• LITTLE BROTHER
n. 1960s Amer. sl. – a good and loyal friend
• LITTLE BROWN HOUSE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an outdoor privy
• LITTLE BROWN SHACK
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an outdoor privy
• LITTLE BUCK
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a small child
• LITTLE BULL
n. 1925 Amer. loggers’ sl. – a nickname for a camp foreman
• LITTLE CACK
n. 1910 Amer. dial. – a small child
• LITTLE CAPTAIN
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – the dandelion
• LITTLE CASINO
n. 1. 1904 US sl. – a small or inconsequential person; a hanger-on
n. 2. 1968 US sl. – gonorrhea (in contrast to syphilis)
• LITTLE CHARLEY
n. M20 army sl. – an infantryman’s haversack
• LITTLE CHICKABIDDY
n. 1848 – a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child
• LITTLE CHICKEN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a wife
• A LITTLE CONVERSATION
n. 20C sl. – cursing and/or swearing
• LITTLE DEERS
n. L19 – young women who are involved in some way with the stage → sl.
• LITTLE DEVIL
n. 17C – a term of mildly reproving affection → sl.
• LITTLE DICK
n. 1930 – in craps dice: the point of 4 → US gambling usage
• LITTLE DILLE
n. 17C – the penis
• LITTLE DO-SOMETHING
phr. 1965 – said to a child when he asks “What are you making?” → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE EASE
n. 1690 – a prison cell too small to permit the person occupying it to assume a comfortable position → obs.
• LITTLE EIGHT
n. L19 – a regular per diem payment → Aust. sl.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING
n. 1. 1825 – something very small, unimportant, or insignificant → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1967 – an idle, worthless person → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING SHARPENED DOWN TO A POINT
n. E19 – anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant → US sl.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING WHITTLED DOWN TO A POINT
n. E19 – anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant → US sl.
• LITTLE ENGLAND
n. 1892 – Barbados → W. Indian sl. (Bk.)
• LITTLE EVA
n. 1. 1950 – a loud-mouthed White woman → African-American sl.
n. 2. 1950 – used as a term of address to reinforce a negative statement → US sl.
• LITTLE FISH
n. E19 – an unimportant person → US sl.
• LITTLE FOUR
n. 20C – the point of 4 in craps dice → US gambling sl.
• LITTLE FRIEND
n. 1920 – menstruation → sl., orig. Aust. & Can.
• LITTLE GARDEN HOUSE
n. 1965 – an outdoor privy → Amer. dial.
• THE LITTLE GENTLEMAN IN BROWN VELVET
n. 1898 – a mole → obs.
• LITTLE GREEN HOUSE
n. 1965 – an outdoor privy → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE HORROR
n. 1846 – a mischievous child → sl.
• LITTLE HOUSE
n. 1. 1789 – an outdoor privy → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1994 – a shed → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE HOUSE BEHIND THE BIG HOUSE
n. 1965 – an outdoor privy → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE IDA
n. 1942 – Idaho → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• LITTLEISH
adj. 1825 – rather small → colloq.
• LITTLE JACK
n. 1950 – the little finger → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JESUS
n. 1915 – a corporal → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JOE
n. 1969 – the smallest pig in a litter → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JOHN
n. 1973 – a calf → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JOHNNY
n. 1908 – a violet → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE KACK
n. 1910 – a small child → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE LAUREL
n. 1901 – a rhododendron → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MAMMA
n. 1965 – a grandmother → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MAN
n. 1. 1468 – a young male child → jocular usage
n. 2. 1972 – (as ‘littleman’) the little finger → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MAN IN THE BOAT
n. 1979 – the clitoris → sl.
• LITTLE MARMOSET
n. 1604 – a term of endearment or playful reproach to a woman or child → obs.
• LITTLE MARY
n. 1903 – the stomach, belly → sl.
• LITTLE MARY DOLL HOUSE
n. 1965 – an outdoor privy → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MILLION
n. 1913 – a great many → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• A LITTLE MITE
adv. 1913 – somewhat, slightly → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MONKEY
n. 1819 – a mischievous child → sl.
• LITTLE-MOUNT
n. 1878 – an old-fashioned child → Eng. dial.
• LITTLE OFFICE
n. 1967 – an outdoor privy → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE OLD LADY IN TENNIS SHOES
n. 1984 – used as a stereotype of an energetic, quirky old woman → US sl.
• LITTLE OLD LADY WITH THE RED SHAWL
phr. 1965 – refers to a woman’s menstruation → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE OUTLAW
n. 1965 a small, rough child who misbehaves and doesn’t obey → Amer. dial.
• A LITTLE OVER THE BAY
adj. 1833 – somewhat intoxicated → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE PAL
n. L19 – the vagina → sl.
• LITTLE PERISHER
n. 1935 – a mischievous child → sl.
• LITTLE PETER
n. 1992 – a gas or electric meter → UK rhyming sl.
• LITTLE PIERCER
n. 17C – the penis
• LITTLE PIGS
n. 1946 – small sausages → US sl.
• LITTLE PLOUGHMAN
n. 1980 – the clitoris → US sl.
• LITTLE R
n. 1960 – during the Korean and Vietnam wars, rest and rehabilitation → US sl.
• LITTLE RHODY
n. 1903 – the state of Rhode Island → US sl. (Bk.)
• LITTLE RIPPER
n. 1999 – an excellent person or thing → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
• LITTLES
n. 1990 – in pool: the solid-coloured balls numbered 1 to 7 → US sl.
• LITTLE SAIGON
n. 1979 – a neighbourhood with a large number of Vietnamese immigrants and businesses → US sl.
• LITTLE SCHOOL
n. 1920 – a juvenile reformatory → US criminals’ sl.
• LITTLE SCUT
n. 1953 – a little boy; a scamp, a rascal → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SCUTTER
n. 1965 – a small child → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SHAME TONGUE
n. 19C – the clitoris → sl.
• LITTLE SHAVER
n. 1854 – a boy → sl.
• LITTLE SHED
n. 1965 – an outdoor privy → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SHORTY
n. 1942 – a nickname for a short person → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• LITTLE SHOT
n. 1930 – an insignificant person → US sl.
• LITTLE SILLY
n. 1900 – a girl; a pretty girl → Aust. sl.
• LITTLE SIR ECHO
n. 1989 – a person who always agrees with his superiors → Aust. sl.
• LITTLE SISTER
n. 1. ..L19 – the vagina → sl.
n. 2. 1948 – menstruation → Amer. dial. euphemism
• LITTLE SISTER’S HERE
n. 1948 – menstruation → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SKEEZUCKS
n. 1914 – a mischievous child; endearing in many cases → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SMACK
n. 1900 – a half-sovereign → sl.
• LITTLE SNAKESMAN
n. L18 – a small boy in a gang of burglars who is put through a narrow opening into a house, then lets the gang in → UK criminals’ sl.
• LITTLE SON
n. 1570 – a grandson → obs.
• LITTLE STRANGER
n. 1. 20C – an unborn foetus, esp. one that is illegitimate or of unknown paternity → sl.
n. 2. 20C – a newborn child → sl.
• LITTLE TACKER
n. 1890 – a child, esp. a boy → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TAD
n. 1871 – a small boy → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TEENSY
adj. 1965 – very tiny or small → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TITCH
n. 20C – an itch → rhyming sl.
• LITTLE TYKE
n. 1894 – a mischievous child → sl.
• LITTLE-UP
vb. 1932 – to finish many half-completed tasks → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE VEGEMITES
n. 1999 – children → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
• LITTLE-WHAT
n. 1384 – a small portion or quantity of; a trifle → obs.
• LITTLE WHITE HOUSE OUTSIDE
n. 1986 – an outdoor privy → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE WILLIE
n. 1948 – menstruation → Amer. dial. euphemism
• LITTLE WOMAN ROUND THE CORNER
n. 20C – one’s dressmaker or sewing-woman → middle-class colloq.
• THE LITTLE WOODEN HILL
n. M19 – the stairs → UK nursery usage
• LITTLE-WORTH
adj. 1200 – of worthless, mean, bad, or contemptible character → obs. exc. arch. & Sc.
n. 1825 – a bad or worthless person → Sc.
• LITTLEY
n. 1965 – a child → Aust. sl.
• LITTLE YERKER
n. 1. 1955 – a small child → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1960 – a term of address → Amer. dial.
• LITTLE YURKER
n. 1955 – a small child → Amer. dial.
• LITTLIES
n. 1965 – the smaller or younger children → colloq.
• LITTLING
n. 1. ..975 – a little child; a young animal; the smallest pup, etc., of a litter → Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1963 – an endearment; a caress → Amer. dial.
• LIT UP
adj. 1914 – drunk → sl.
• LIT UP LIKE A MANLY FERRY
adj. 1999 – intoxicated → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
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